The 3rd International Conference Virtual Concept 2005 http://www.virtualconcept.estia.fr November 8 - 10th, 2005 Biarritz - FRANCE The Immersion & Interactive Design (IID) Competition â^À^Üa competition for PhD student & recent PhDsâ^À^Ý www.virtualconcept.estia.fr/competition.htm For the first time, the International Virtual Concept Conference (www.virtualconcept.estia.fr) and Immersion (www.immersion.fr) are sponsoring the â^À^ÜImmersion & Interactive Design (IID) competitionâ^À^Ý. This competition provides an excellent opportunity for PhD students and recent PhDs to exhibit their creative work. It is open to all PhD students and recent PhDs working in the field of â^À^ÜVirtual Reality for Product Developmentâ^À^Ý. The main objective of this competition is to evaluate new systems based on Virtual Reality research and dedicated to the product development process. These systems must be developed enough to be presented as a usable prototype or demonstrator. We would like to encourage laboratories to have their students and post-doc enter this new competition. 12 videos of selected projects will be exhibit during the Virtual Concept conference in Biarritz, France and available on the Virtual Concept web site. The first six best projects will be accepted for oral presentation during a special session of the conference. These projects will be evaluated by an international scientific committee. Prize: First prize: 1 conference passport to the next Virtual Concept Conference and 1 I-Glasses + Intertrax II (http://www.immersion.fr/ITiglasses.pdf) Second prize: 1 CAD Man (http://www.immersion.fr/Cadman_F.pdf) + 1 Kit Stereo CrystalEyes (http://www.immersion.fr/ce_6-00.pdf) Third prize: 1 DG5 - VHand Data Glove (http://www.immersion.fr/dgtech/datasheet_DG5.pdf) Deadlines: - Submission deadline for full projects: Sept 12, 2005 - Notification of the accepted projects for oral presentation: October 1, 2005 - Awards during the Virtual Concept Conference 2005 For more information and submission: www.virtualconcept.estia.fr/competition.htm Contact: Ludovic Garreau LIPSI ESTIA Technopôle Izarbel 64210 Bidart FRANCE e-mail: l.garreau@estia.fr tel: +33 559 438 471 fax: +33 559 438 401